About us….

WISE was born out of the Women’s March on Washington DC, a sense of anger and a feeling that we could not stand by and watch our country move backwards. We are, as such, a Huddle and maintain strong links to the Women’s March movement. As we formed, we educated ourselves, including through the Indivisible guide and registered early on as an Indivisible Group. As a women’s movement in Anne Arundel County, we are keen to represent and cover the broad range of issues that are important to our members. We have a clear mission statement and 12 issues-based huddles that act on our priorities at the local, state and national level. We are nonpartisan and welcome women of all ideologies who agree with our mission statement and want to be effective agents for change.

WISE Rallying Cries

WISE is focusing on three priorities in 2018:

Ensure that at least one political representative who prioritizes issues important to WISE is elected to office at the following levels: county, state house and state senate;

Together with relevant partners, get targeted pieces of new legislation passed or existing legislation/policies implemented;

Support civil, issues-based conversations around the community and across divides, leading by example with inclusivity, kindness and tolerance.

Read about how we are doing this below.

Candidates

WISE is a non partisan platform of information and action on priority issues for women in Maryland. It is dedicated to providing objective information and opportunities for action on a range of issues through its Huddles. It follows pertinent legislation and political campaigns in…

Legislation

As the Maryland State House prepares for session every year, WISE Huddles choose the legislation that we will be advocating for with our representatives. The Huddles educate WISE’s general membership about the issues, and provides the membership ways to support the Huddles. During the…

Community Conversations

As part of its Mission, WISE promotes community conversations to inform our members, and to promote the values and rights that promote inclusivity, fairness and safety in our communities. Some of the events that we have hosted include: District 33 Town Hall Pause for…